Baron Kelvin
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Baron Kelvin is the British peerage title created for the eminent 19th-century physicist and engineer William Thomson, better known as Lord Kelvin, a pioneer in thermodynamics and electrical engineering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baron Kelvin canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary title
ⓘ
title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
kelvin
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surface form:
Kelvin temperature scale
absolute zero ⓘ thermodynamic temperature ⓘ |
| associatedDiscipline |
classical thermodynamics
ⓘ
electromagnetism ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldAssociatedWithTitleHolder |
electrical engineering
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engineering ⓘ physics ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lord Kelvin
ⓘ
Lord Kelvin ⓘ
surface form:
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
|
| nobilityType | life peerage predecessor to later scientific titles ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Baron ⓘ |
| peerageCreationFor |
Lord Kelvin
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish physicist William Thomson
Lord Kelvin ⓘ
surface form:
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
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| titleHolderCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| titleHolderEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| titleHolderFullName |
Lord Kelvin
ⓘ
surface form:
William Thomson
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| titleHolderHonorific | Lord Kelvin ⓘ |
| titleHolderNotableFor |
contributions to electrical engineering
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formulation of the absolute temperature scale ⓘ pioneering work in thermodynamics ⓘ work on the transatlantic telegraph cable ⓘ |
| titleHolderOccupation |
engineer
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physicist ⓘ |
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